These include: 55%. Plasma. 45%. Components (sometimes called formed elements), i.e. 'Blood Cells'. Of these, 99% are erythrocytes (red blood cells). and 1% are leucocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (blood platelets). This is summarised in the following diagram, and described in further detail below.
The prefix a- comes from the Greek meaning not.. ab-: Prefix from the Latin meaning from, away from, off as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body), ablate (carry or cut away), abnormal (away from normal), absorb (to suck away). Abs in the plural is slang for the abdominal muscles.
As a prefix, ab- is used to mean away from or off, from the Latin word ab meaning away from. For example, the word abnormal is used to denote something which â¦ is outside or away from the realm of normalness. 14 people found this useful.